The Climate Science Support Platform is a network of NC CASC scientists and partners that provides climate science support to the NC CASC community of scientists and stakeholders through collaborative research and integration of diverse science expertise. In an effort to increase understanding of climate science and to identify stakeholders’ climate science needs, the Climate Science Support Platform facilitates iterative engagement with the NC CASC community of scientists and stakeholders through direct interactions, science calls to engage with the entire network, and science webinars that bring together researchers and managers. In addition to engaging with stakeholders, the Climate Science Support Platform also works to produce information and tools to address stakeholder needs. Specific initiatives include 1) developing and providing downscaled climate data, 2) synthesizing project specific climate information (e.g. US FWS species assessments), 3) developing workflows to access climate data (e.g., the Climate Futures Toolbox), and 4) developing resource briefs and regional summaries. The Climate Science Support Platform is also doing foundational and applied research in understanding ecological drought processes and risk under a changing climate.
For more information on activities conducted through the CSSP, please check the CSSP webpage.
